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TIRE VULCANIZHJG CORE.

APPLICAIOK FILED JAN. 9. |919.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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JAGOB J. WOI'ILGEMUTH, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TIREVULGANIZING CORE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

Application le'd January 9, 1919. Serial No. 270,268.

To all whom 'it may concern.

Be it known that I, JACOB J. Wol-inen- MUTH, a citizen of the United States, reslding at Chicago, in the county of Cool: and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-Vulcanizing Cores, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to cores for use in repalring and vulcanizing pneumatie tire casings, and has for its object the provlslon of a simple and eliieient device of this character and one which will be economical and simple in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

An embodiment of m invention is shown in the accompanying rawi'ngs, forming a part of this specification, and 1n which- Figure 1 is a cross-section of a tire mold with a tire in the mold and a core in the tire which embodies my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l but showing a modified form of core and parts of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 broken away;

Fig. 3 is a side view of an end portion of my core member;

Fig. 4 is a cross-section of a tire showing a slightly modified form of tire core embodying my invention;

Fig. 5 is a side view of a complete outer casing or tire with a tire core embodying my invention and means for clamplng the tire around the core, portions of which are broken away to show underlying parts; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

vReferring more particularly to the drawings, in Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown a crosssection of a re airing tire mold such as are used in retrea ing and repairin presses for outer casings of vehicle tires. T e tire'mold comprises an inner wall 7 adapted to fit the tread portion of an outer casing 8 and a jacket 9 adapted to inclose asteam or other `heating agent chamber 10 between the inner wall 7 and outer wall 9. The mold is equipped with means for circulating a heating medium through it in the usual -or any preferred manner, the discharge pipe 11 of which is indicated near the bottom of Fi 1. At thetop of the Wall 9 is provied two studs 12 which are adapted to engage the ends of the yoke 13. The latter carries a screw 14 threaded therein. The lowerend ofthe screw 14 is adapted to press against a plate 15, and the latter to ress a plurality of side flanges 16 downwar 1 toward the bottom of the inner wall 7. referably two side flanges 16 are used, b-ut any other desirable number may be employed when so desired. The mold having its inner wall 7 and the side anges are preferably fashioned to engage a sector of a tire 8. Ordinarily they are fashioned to engage about one-third of an annular tire 8, but may be made shorter or longer as desired.

he side flanges 16 are provided with bead grooves 17 which are adapted to lit the beads 18 of the tire 8. The parts already described may be such as are now in use, or arranged to accommodate any specific desires. My improvement relates to the core adapted to be used inside of the tire to resist the downward pressure of the flanges 16 in order to press the tire intimately into contact with the flanges and inner wall 7. I preferably make up the core of a plurality of sheet metal springs 19 which are attached together in any desirable manner. In Figs. 12 2, 3 and 6 I have shown a single bar 20 riveted to these spring members 19, and this bar being located near the tread portion of the tire 8, it will be apparent, however, that this bar 20 may 'be secured to the springs 19 in any desirable position, or that more than one bar 20 may be used if desired, an instance of which is shown in Fig. 4 in which two bars 2O are used.

The end portions of the spring members 19 are fashioned or otherwise provided with means to prevent their ends overlapping each other when pressure is applied to the flanges 16 in use. In Fig. 1 I have shown the springs 19 asbeing substantially cylindrical with a rivet 21 passing through the end portions of each spring 19. In Fig. 2 I have shown the ends of the spring member 19 as abutting each other with a plate 22 secured by a JEplurality of rivets 23 to the end portions o the springs. In Figs 4 and 6 I have shown the end portions 24 of the springs 19 bent inwardly and adapted to engage each other when pressure is applied to the side flanges 16 to prevent the end portions of the springs from becoming overlapped. By providing the ends of the springs 19 with means for preventing overlapping when pressure is applied to the side iianges, each spring is braced owing to its looped or arched condition, therebyr providing an eilicient means for pressing all portions of the tire 8 into contact with the members engaging the outer side of the tire. By thus providing a means for resisting the downward pressure of the side flanges 16, the beads 18 of the tire, or any other portion thereof may be repaired o1' renewed and vulcanized, as desired. In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown an aplplication oi my improved core which may e used in vulcanizin new tires. The core in this instance 1s formed annular and made up of the springs 19 attached together by a desirable means, such as the bar 20 and rivets 20', already described. In vulcanizing new tires where the entire tire must be vulcanized at once, a mold suoli as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is impractical. In vulcaniz ing the complete tire the flanges 16 are vpreierably made in annular form and adapted to fit the beads and bead portions of the tire in the same manner as already indicated in connection with Fig. 1. T he pre-fsure is placed on the tire and side flanges 16 in any desirable manner. I have indicated a Wrapping 25 which effectively produces the required pressure by placing the wrapping under sufhcient tension when it is applied to the tire and flanges to place suilicient pressure on the tire to make the latter vulcanize properly. The complete tire is equipped with the annular core, flanges and Wrapping 25 and then placed in a proper vulcanizer, such as the ordinary open steam vulcanizer, and vulcanized in the usual 1113111181'.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the spring niembers 19 as being substantially cylindrical and not in direct engagement with the side flanges 16. This form of springs is very desirable for presses where a sin le size of tire is vulcanized, but Where t e tires vary sli htly, it will be found that they all do not t snugly in the device. Therefore, in Fig. 2 I have shown the flanges 16 and s rin 19 formed in manners so Vthat if t ere 1s a slight variation in the sizes of the tires 8, such different sizes will be accommodated by the bead portions extending farther up toward the angular portion 26 of the springs 19. This form of spring also has the advanta e of having a direct enga ement with the an es 16 so that when the anges are ressed ownwardly in the mold wall 7 t ey exert pressure on the springs also and elp to press the s rings outwardly along with the downwar pressure of the side Ilanges on the beads and portions adjacent the beads of the tire.

In Figs. 4 and 6 I have indicated the end ortions 24 of thespring members 19 as not vein secured together, but bent inwardly of t e loo ofthe spring and adapted to engage eac other to brace the top of the spring when pressure is a plied in use. This has the advantage-of ma ring a more flexible construction than the forms shown in Figa. 1 and 2, and also provides more flexible means for accommodating tiresI which vary slightly in thickness and size. This form of sprlng ma be formed, as shown in Fig. 4, to lit into side flanges, such as indicated in Fig. 1, or it may be that the side flanges are formed with portions 27 cut away, as in Fig. 2, Where the flanges have direct contact with the ends of the springs 19 and thereby exert pressure on the spring,r along with the pressure applied to the tire portions, see Fig. 6.

1. In combination, a tire mold; bead molds in the tire mold; a. core comprising a plurality of individual springs attached toether and disposed in said tire mold, there seing a tire space between the tire lnold and bead molds and said core, and a portion of each spring of said core engaging said bead molds; and clamping means engaging said bead molds and core for compressing a tire in said tire space.

2. In combination, a tire core comprising a plurality of sheet metal springs with each spring disposed in loop form; and bead molds engaging portions of said core and beads an portions adjacent the beads of a tire adapted to clamp such tire tightly on said core.

3. In combination, a pair of bead molds adapted to engage bead portions of a tire; and a tire core consisting of a plurality of sprmgs joined together with portions extending from the latter into engagement with said bead molds.

4. A tire core comprising a plurality of springs disposed in loop form and attached together, there being a portion at each end of each .sprlng extendlng inwardly of the loop providing means for reventing the springs rom overlapping aan, other.

5. A tlre core comprising a pluralit of sheet metalsprings disposed in loop ibrm with the end portions of each spring adjacent each other; means securing intermediate portions of the springs together; and means preventing the overlapping of the end portions of the springs whenv pressure is sip lied to the latte l n combination, two coperating tire bead molds having bead grooves therein with eut-away portions between the bead grooves and a tire core comprising a plurality oi springs 1n loop form joined together at intermediate portions and having a portion engagmg said cut-away portions of the bead mol s 7. In combination, a pair of bead molds having bead grooves therein; and a tire core made up of a, plurality of sprin s with each spring engaging the bead molds etween Said bead ooves.

8. n combination, a pair of bead molds having bead grooves therein; a. vtire core made up of a plurality of springs with each spring engaging the bead molds between said bead grooves; and means adapted to exert ypressure on bead molds and pressing the latter toward said core.

9. In combination, a. tire mold 5 a pair of bead molds in the tire mold havmg spaed tire bead grooves for engaging the beads of a. tire; a tire core made up of a pluralitj)T of springs joined together in the tire mold and providing a tire space between such tire core and tire mold, there being portions of the tire core engaging the bead molds between said bead grooves; and means for ressing 15 the bead molds toward the bottom o the tire mold and against the core.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 4th day of January, A. D. 1919.

JACOB J. WOHLGEMUTH.

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